Synthesis of biodiesel from Reseda luteola L. seeds and its chemical characterization using GC and GC-MS instrumentations

The present study reports the general procedure for the preparation of biodiesel from Reseda luteola L. seeds oil using normal hexane as an organic solvent. The hexane extract was obtained by Soxhlet apparatus and subjected to transesterification method to prepare simple esters. The chemical composition of the prepared biodiesel was determined by using GC and GC/MS instruments. Thirty-two components representing 89.8% of the extracted oil of R. luteola were identified, among them, 9,12-octadecadienoic acid methyl ester (23.8%), 9-octadecenoic acid methyl ester (12.2%), hexadecanoic acid methyl ester (9.9%) and n-decane (6.1%) were the prevailing compounds. The organic extract of seeds from R. luteola detected as an important source of unsaturated fatty acid ester compounds.